Meet the Class
2020 - 2021 Participants
- Dallas Young, Mann’s McDonalds
- Mikayla Walker, Lunning Chapel
- Victoria Trojanowski, ABB
- Karen Powers, Heritage Medical Equipment & Supply (GRH)
- Sandy Oberly, Great River Medical Center
- Anika McVay, Burlington Community School District Board Member
- Steve Frances, Great Western Bank
- Antonio Flores, Community Health Centers of Southeastern Iowa
- Yair Carvajal, Queso’s Mexican Bar & Grill
2019 - 2020 Participants
- Shenna Abbott, Great River Health System
- Rachel Albrecht, Community Action of Southeast Iowa
- Crystal DeLap, Two Rivers Bank & Trust
- Sherry Higdon, 5 Star Community Credit Union
- Kara Houston, BANK
- Courtney Johnson, Martini's Grille
- Ryan Klein, MidWestOne Bank
- David Kroll, Burlington Riverfront Entertainment
- Julie Laue, Guaranteed Clean
- Sheyenne Phillips, Burlington Community School District
- Jade Sorensen, American Ordnance
- Kaci Waddle, CNH Industrial Amercia LLC
- Kristy Wellman, Great River Health System
2018 - 2019 Participants
- Brock Anderson, Hope Haven Area Development Center Corp.
- Jennifer Chezum, Employee Benefit Systems
- Jerry Courtney, Northwestern Mutual
- Aleena Garr, Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services
- Bob Gerst, CNH Industrial America LLC
- Cory Johnson, Burlington Community School District
- Joe Jolin, Two Rivers Financial Group
- Paulette Kay, Rehabilitation Services - Great River Medical Center
- Michelle Kelman, Alzheimer's Association
- Nick MacGregor, City of Burlington
- Krystal McGaughey, Maid to Serve
- Courtney Mullen, Iowa Workforce Development
- Charla Nelson, Farmers & Merchants Bank & Trust
- Joanna Schneden, Great Western Bank
- Melissa Skalinski, Energyficient Products, LLC
- Brooke Thye, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa Foundation for Fair Contracting
- Vanessa Watson, Great River Health System
- Mercedes Young, 101.7 the Bull KBKB-FM and The New Mix 107.3
2017 - 2018 Participants
- Jen Koch, Great River Entertainment
- Heather Lange, Heather Lange Designs
- Lori Beckman, Danville Telecom/i-connect you
- Kelli Carlson, BANK
- Cindy Sharpe, Two Rivers Bank & Trust
- Alicia Siefken, Century 21 Property Professionals
- Chad Todd, American Ordnance
- Marcus Chezum, Energyficient Systems, Inc.
- Jessica Umthun, Great River Health Systems
- Kelly Fry, City of West Burlington
- Stephanie Nagrocki, Team Staffing Solutions, Inc.
- Todd Courtois, Van Meter, Inc.
- Ann Brotherson, Great River Health Systems
2016 - 2017 Participants
- Brad Abbott, Great River Medical Center
- Taylor Augsburger, Rheinschmidt's Flooring, LLC
- Mike Baker, Danville Telecom/i-connect you
- Jessica Dean, Great Western Bank
- Karen Erickson, Nest of Des Moines County
- Shauna Freitag, Young House Family Services, Inc.
- Michelle McGraw, Great River Health Systems Volunteer Services
- Brett Mitchell, Hopefully Yours
- Jessi Mynatt, American Ordnance
- Austin Schwartz, Des Moines County Heritage Center
- Chris Talley, CNH Industrial
- Chelsea Tolle, Greater Burlington Convention & Visitors Bureau
2015 - 2016 Participants
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- Carrie Carruthers, Winegard Company
- Eva Castillo, Hope Haven Area Development Center Corp.
- Alec Cornick, Universal Fitness
- Jamie Dengler, Great River Medical Center
- Rikki Garrett, Farmers & Merchants Bank & Trust
- Lanae Greene, Iowa Workforce Development
- Brent Hartley, MidWestOne Bank
- Samantha Helmick, Burlington Public Library
- Jesse Howe, American Ordnance
- Cindy Larson, Klingner and Associates, PC
- Rachel Lindeen, Greater Burlington Partnership
- David Mackey, Dresser-Rand, Steam Turbine Business Unit
- Brandon McCracken, Energyficient Systems, Inc.
- Dominique Palermini-Cornick, Advanced Home Health Care
- Josh Reid, Winegard Company
- Rachel Westfall, Two Rivers Bank & Trust
2014 - 2015 Participants
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- David Evans, Great River Health Systems
- Deb Fowler, Century 21 Property Professionals
- Gina Hardin, Des Moines County Emergency Management Agency
- Sara Hecox, Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission
- Melissa Helt, Southeastern Community College
- Jenna Kuntz, CNH
- Becky Kuster, Greater Burlington Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Ryan Nagrocki, Great Western Bank
- Angela Pilkington, Burlington Public Library
- Liz Ross, Two Rivers Bank & Trust
- Thomas Salaway, Winegard Company
- Joel Sieren, Edward Jones - Joel Sieren
- Kyleena Snyder, Two Rivers Bank & Trust
- Natalie Standard - Reinhart, Iowa State Bank
- Paul Stevens, Sheakley Pay Systems
- Kara Steward, Energyficient Systems, Inc.
- Rochelle Swanner, Lunning Chapel, Inc.
- Marty Taeger, Winegard Company
- Samantha Vidal, SunnyBrook Assisted Living
- Andrea Walz Hartman, MidWestOne Bank
- Allyson Wooldridge, Farmers Savings Bank
2013 - 2014 Participants
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- Megan Bell, Great River Entertainment
- Michelle Gebhardt, Two Rivers Insurance and Investment Services
- Deborah Green, Big River Resources West Burlington, LLC.
- Jill Ita, Employee Benefit Systems
- Jeff Johnson, J & S Electronic Business Systems
- Adam Kerns, Two Rivers Insurance Services
- Jeff Miller, Klingner and Associates, PC
- Patty Moad, Farmers & Merchants Bank & Trust
- Cyndi Parks, Two Rivers Bank & Trust
- Gena Parsons, Danville Telecom
- Beth Partain, Two Rivers Bank & Trust
- Cassie Schill, Great River Health Systems
- Sarah Schwartz, Alcohol & Drug Dependency Service of SE Iowa
- Melissa Schwenker, Greater Burlington Partnership
- Jason Strandberg, Great Western Bank
- Will Stuekerjuergen, Refreshment Services Pepsi
2012 - 2013 Participants
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- Mary Beaird, Southeast Iowa Regional Airport Authority
- Katherine Brakeville, Des Moines County Conservation
- Amy Burkhart, Great River Hospice
- Laura Eltiing, CNH
- Sheila Newman, Greater Burlington Partnership
- Chad Palmer, Energyficient Systems, Inc.
- L.J. Pritchard, Titan Broadcasting
- Mike Shinn, MidWestOne Bank
- Joel Steiner, Hawkeye Pedershaab
- Amy Strothman, Farmers & Merchants Bank & Trust- Jefferson
- Karen Taylor, Snyder's - Lance Inc.
- Linda Yaley, Two Rivers Bank & Trust - Downtown
2011 - 2012 Graduates
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- Brandi Chapman, First Federal Savings Bank of Iowa
- Josh Cloke, Two Rivers Investment Services
- Tony Diewold, Smith Klingner Engineering
- Tim Fencl, Danville Mutual Telephone, i Wireless
- Laura Hubbard, CNH
- Melissa Jones, Heritage Medical Equipment & Supplies
- Chris Lee, Des Moines County Conservation
- Lisa Nafziger, Great River Business Health
- Michelle Randall, GRADE A PLUS
- Byers Wolf, Energyficient Systems